Runway hailuo3 at 10-15 credits vs h3_max at 5-8, and Sume's H3 ids

Runway lists hailuo3 at 10 to 15 credits a second (768p to 2K) plus reference fees, and h3_max at 5 to 8 credits (480p to 768p). At $0.01 a credit those are $0.10 to $0.15 and $0.05 to $0.08. On Sume, minimax-h3 bills $0.0625 at 480p and $0.075 at 768p, and minimax-h3-max bills up to $0.20 at 1080p.

Side by side

Runway's page does not say which MiniMax model each id maps to. The names suggest hailuo3 is the standard H3 line and h3_max the Max variant, but treat that as a guess.

What stands out

• Runway's h3_max starts at the same $0.05 as MiniMax's list for 480p; Sume's $0.0625 adds the 25%.
• Runway's h3_max stops at 768p in the page I read; Sume's minimax-h3-max reaches 1080p.
• Runway's hailuo3 includes 2K; Sume's minimax-h3 does not list 2K as a resolution, though its docs say Sume bills 2K and 4K upscales if requested.

Pick by resolution

For 480p and 768p drafts Runway's h3_max is the cheapest listed. For a 1080p H3 render, Sume's minimax-h3-max is the route I can verify. For 2K, use the vendor or Runway. Read each page again before a large batch, since credit tables change.

A 10-second compare

A 10-second clip at 768p is $0.50 to $0.80 on Runway's h3_max (5 to 8 credits across its resolutions; I only know the endpoints), $0.75 on Sume's minimax-h3 and $1.00 on minimax-h3-max. At 1080p, Sume's minimax-h3-max is $2.00. The comparison only holds if the Runway ids are the MiniMax models they appear to be, which the page does not say.